Exploring Energy, Explaining Science

Cities and their urban transformations are critical to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals. Our new research shows that European cities tend to prioritize environmental and technical issues, such as biodiversity or transportation, while their residents prefer issues linked to their everyday socio-economic needs, such as cost of living or public health. The findings are highly relevant for the energy transition as this…

As climate change accelerates and CO2 emissions reductions alone prove insufficient to meet climate targets, carbon removal has become essential for tackling hard-to-abate emissions. However, deploying carbon removal at scale presents a critical challenge for governments: How can they ensure it is both effective and affordable enough to secure public support? We show that this public support challenge can be overcome if…

A significant amount of electricity is required to keep trams and buses warm during the winter. How can we reduce this excessive energy consumption? As part of the EnergyNow! 2.0 Impact Accelerator Program, TempTrim was developed as a tool to quantify potential energy savings from adjusting vehicle temperature settings. This project garnered the Audience Award at the Finale Night of EnergyNow! 2.0.